JP2516499Y2 - Taximeter - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention generally relates to a taximeter, and in particular, it is based on prestored data relating to a fee system and traveling pulses generated according to traveling of a taxi vehicle. The present invention relates to a taximeter that calculates a boarding fare and displays the calculated boarding fare.

[Conventional technology]

The front panel of this type of taximeter is generally constructed as shown in FIG. In the figure, A is a front panel of the taximeter, and a tariff display portion formed by a fluorescent display tube is provided at the center of the front panel A.
11a, total display and interceptor charge display section 11b, and charge display section 11
c and are arranged. A cumulative changeover switch 12 and an empty vehicle tariff changeover switch 14a are arranged on the upper side of the front panel A, and respective tariff changeover switches 14b to 14e for intercepting vehicles, payments, surcharges, and wages are arranged on the lower side. . Further, below the above-mentioned tariff changeover switches 14b to 14e of the front panel A, there are arranged a traveling inspection verification mark 15, a name plate 16, a head inspection verification mark 17, and a repair trader mark 18, respectively. The above-mentioned running inspection certification stamp 15, head inspection certification stamp 17, repairer stamp 18
Constitutes a sealing part.

The name plate 16 is used to confirm the content of the fee system at the time of the certification. Basic distance, basic charge, subsequent distance,
The data regarding the fee system such as the subsequent fee is displayed. In general, as the nameplate 16, an aluminum plate on which data relating to a fee system is engraved or written on a paper by handwriting or the like is used.

In the inside of the taximeter having the above-mentioned front panel configuration, a traveling sensor (not shown) generates one traveling panel for each traveling of a predetermined distance, the traveling distance is measured based on the traveling panel, and the measured traveling is performed. Various electric circuits are built in for calculating the boarding fare based on the distance and the data related to the fare system stored in advance in the read-only memory, and for displaying the calculated boarding fare on the fare display section 11c. There is.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

By the way, the current taxi fee system is classified by region and by vehicle size (large, medium and small), there are several hundred types. Therefore,
The name plate 16 for displaying the data regarding the charge system must be prepared according to each charge system. Also, when the price is revised, it is necessary to replace the nameplate 16 each time.

Therefore, in the above-mentioned conventional configuration, since the nameplate is made by stamping data on the fee system on an aluminum plate or paper or writing it by hand, the nameplate of the nameplate is adjusted according to each fee system at the time of price revision. Since it has to be manufactured or replaced, there are problems that the cost is increased and the number of replacement steps is increased.

Therefore, in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention provides a taximeter capable of displaying data relating to a charge system without causing an increase in cost and capable of responding to a change in the charge system without increasing the man-hours for replacement. That is the issue.

[Means for solving the problem]

As shown in the basic configuration diagram of FIG. 1, a taximeter made according to the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems stores data relating to a fare system used to calculate a boarding fare such as a basic distance and a basic fare. Storage means 1, a fare calculation means 2a for calculating a boarding fare based on the data relating to the fare system stored in the storage means 1 and a travel pulse generated according to the travel of the taxi vehicle, and the fare calculation means In the taximeter including the display means 6 for displaying the calculated boarding fare, based on the data on the fare system stored in the storage means 1, fare system display data for displaying the data on the fare system on the display means 6 The display data creating means 2b for creating is provided, and based on the charge system display data created by the display data creating means 2b,
It is characterized in that the display means 6 is caused to perform a display used for confirming the content of the data regarding the charge system.

"Operation" In the above configuration, the display means 6 for displaying the boarding fare calculated by the fare calculation means 2a based on the data relating to the fare system stored in the storage means 1 and the traveling pulse generated according to the traveling of the taxi vehicle. Further, since the data relating to the charge system indicating the content of the charge system is displayed based on the display created by the display data creating means 2b, it is not necessary to provide a nameplate on which the content of the charge system is written.

〔Example〕

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a taximeter according to the present invention, in which 1 is a basic mileage, a basic charge for the basic mileage, a mileage thereafter, and a subsequent charge for the mileage thereafter. A chargeable storage element, such as a ROM, in which data relating to the chargeability is stored. The chargeable storage element 1 is exchanged when the charge is changed. Two
Is a memory unit 3 including a program ROM 3a and a data RAM 3b
Microcomputer (CPU) that operates according to a predetermined control program stored in the program ROM 3 of
The CPU 2 is supplied with a travel pulse, which is generated by one travel sensor (not shown) according to the travel of the taxi vehicle over a predetermined distance. Further, the CPU 2 is connected with a tariff operation section 4 including a large number of switches that are turned on by various tariff operations.

When the tariff operation tariff operation is performed in the tariff operation unit 4, the CPU 2 measures the travel distance based on the travel pulse,
The boarding fare is calculated based on the measured traveling distance and the data about the fare stored in the fare storage element 1, and the calculated boarding fare data is output to the liquid crystal display (LCD) controller 5. A character ROM 7 in which display data such as Chinese characters, numbers, lines, and figures are stored in advance is connected to the LCD controller 5, and the LCD controller 5 displays the boarding fare on the liquid crystal based on the boarding fare data from the CPU 2. Display data to be displayed on the display (LCD) 6 is read from the character ROM 7 and output to the LCD 6.

Further, the CPU 2 is connected to a charge rate display switch 8 which is turned on when the LCD 6 is caused to display data related to the charge rate indicating the content of the charge rate. The charge display switch 8 is provided on the sealing portion 9 as shown in FIG. 3 showing the front panel of the taximeter, and can be turned on only when the sealing portion 9 is unsealed. When the part 9 is sealed, it cannot be turned on normally.

In FIG. 3, the LCD 6 used has the ability to display Chinese characters, number lines, figures, etc. based on the display data stored in the character ROM 7. Normally, the conventional taximeter has this. It functions as a tariff display, a cumulative total display and a car fare display, and a charge display, and when the seal 9 is released and the charge display switch 8 is turned on during verification, data related to the charge is displayed. Work to show.

Further, 12 is a cumulative changeover switch similar to the conventional one, and by operating this switch 12, various index values stored in the data RAM 3b are read out and displayed on the LCD 6.

With the above configuration, the operation of the taximeter will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The CPU2 starts its operation when the power supply is connected to the taximeter, and initializes in the first step S1. Next, in step S2, it is determined based on a signal from the tariff operation unit 4 whether or not the vehicle is empty. If the result of the determination is that the vehicle is not empty, the processing proceeds to step S3 to perform a predetermined business process. If the determination in step S2 is YES, the process proceeds to step S4, where it is determined whether or not the cumulative changeover switch 12 has been operated. If the determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S5 to perform a predetermined cumulative process.

Based on the charge data and numerical data obtained as a result of the sales process of step S3 and the cumulative process of step S5, CPU2
Displays the price and index value on LCD6.

When the determination in step S4 is NO, the process proceeds to step S6, where it is determined whether or not the fee display switch 8 is on. If the determination in step S6 is NO, the process returns to step S2, and if the determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S7.
In step S7, the data relating to the charge system stored in the charge system storage element 1 is read into the CPU 4. Next, in step S8, based on the data read in step S7, an editing process for displaying data related to the charge system is performed to create charge system display data. This charge rate display data is output to the LCD controller 5 in step S9, and the LCD 3 displays the charge rate-related data indicating the content of the charge rate. When displaying the contents of this fee system, the LCD controller 5 uses the character data in the character ROM 7.

Next, in step S10, it is determined whether or not the fee display switch 8 is turned off, and steps S9 and S10 are repeated until the determination becomes YES, and the data regarding the fee system is displayed on the LCD.
Continue to display on 6. When the charge display switch 8 is turned off and the determination in step S10 is YES, step S11
Go to and turn off the LCD display related to the fee system.

In addition, since the contents of the fee system will be confirmed when setting it,
The fee display switch 8 is provided inside the sealing portion 9 so that it cannot be operated normally, or cannot be turned on by the sealing of the sealing portion 9.

〔effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the display data created based on the data relating to the fare system can be used to display the data relating to the fare system in the portion for displaying the fare. By checking, you can easily and quickly check the contents of the charge system without separately providing a name plate that displays data related to the charge system, and reduce the cost and man-hours when the name plate is provided. be able to.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of a taximeter according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a taximeter according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a front view showing a front panel of the taximeter according to the present invention. 4 and 5 are flowcharts showing the contents of work performed by the CPU in FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a front view showing a conventional taximeter. 1 ... Charge storage element (storage means), 2a ... CPU (charge calculation means), 2b ... CPU (display data creation means), 6 ... LCD (display means).

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A storage means for storing data relating to a fare system used for calculating a boarding fare such as a basic distance and a basic fare, and data relating to the fare system stored in the storage means and the traveling of a taxi vehicle. In a taximeter provided with a fare calculation means for calculating a boarding fare based on the generated traveling pulse and a display means for displaying the boarding fare calculated by the fare calculation means, data relating to the fare system stored in the storage means. Based on the charge system, display data creating means for creating charge system display data for displaying the data relating to the charge system on the display means, and based on the charge system display data created by the display data creating means, A display used for confirming the content of the data regarding the display means. Shimeta.